Here were your options, I omitted the sides because I'm too lazy to type them in. The watermelon jicama salad with goat cheese was the best though.
Sketch- cascabel braised beef brisket with rajas queso enchilada and tomatillo chuney
Solera- Mcdonald ranch buffalo with chorizo aioli & Jumpin' Good Goat cheddar cheese
Elways- (downtown) Chicken and waffle
Panzano- Chicken leek sausage with rasberry preserves & creme faiche on a potato bun
Encore- North African lamb sausage with harissa and cilantro cucumber yogurt on a za'atar bun
Steuben's and Vesta dipping Grill- Lobster roll
Steve's snappin' dogs- Hot dog with ketchup/mustard
Elways- Crispy pork bahn mi with shrimp cilantro slaw
Lola- Pork albondigas with grilled tomato bacon jam & pineapple de arbol chile kimchee
Rioja-Achiote rubbed Colorado lamb on rosemary goat cheese biscuit
The squeaky bean- Grilled mortadella with spicy giardiniera chicken livers and mostarda
TAG-Kangaroo with piquillo pepper remoulade spinach and pickled cipollini onions
Barolo Grill-Pulled pork with tomato basil pesto, pickled red cipollini onions on brioche bun
The kangaroo won but most likely because the chef's father-in-law paid a lot of money to ensure his victory. I tried 9 sliders (wasn't too hungry) and my favs were the chicken and waffles, bahn mi and the braised beef brisket. Very talented cooks represented across the board.
My role was to coax, humiliate and prod elite businessmen and drunken cougars into playing hoops. The highest scoring man and woman each won these sweet watches. You could also hire former Denver Nugget Ervin Johnson to shoot for you. He is a really cool guy.
There was live music, silent auctions and other fun stuff going on all night. Awesome time had by all.
We also decided to hike our first 14,000 ft. mountain a few weeks ago. Colorado has 53 14ers, so you have quite the selection. We chose one of the "easier" hikes in Mt. Bierstadt. I was super tired hiking that beast. It took us 5 hours round trip but as expected, the air is so thin.
Sinking into snow up to your waist was pleasant. I ran out of sunscreen, that's why I look like more of a tool than is usual in this pic.
As you can see from the pics, our little Rocco loves the mountains. For being a big strong guy, he has awesome endurance. He climbed many boulders on his way to the summit. He's such a great athlete.
Rocco is less of a man now than he used to be. It was time to see if we could make him less dominant. He has fought a bulldog, a boxer and a mutt-dog since that time. So much for that theory. He will always be a dog killer.
He still loves people and cuddling. I pretty much make-out with him all the time. Yes, his head is huge.
We went to the Polo classic last weekend. Good food again and fun to see the beautiful horses in action.
4 comments:
Everything about this post looks awesome... especially the balls shot.
The food competition looked like a blast! What did all those smells wafting around smell like? The hiking looked beautiful. I think we have that much snow still in our mountains as well. We are winding down on the flooding however and except for a muddy swing area...The Cornwall sandbaggers rocked! Poor Rocco...it seems like he is doing okay though. We'll keep him away from the "fighting" dogs while he'
s here. have a great July 4th!!
Love,
Denise
I wish we could've come to the food competition; it looks and sounds delicious and deliciously fun. Well done, as always, Candice.
Matt, you never look like a tool to me. :)
the dog is so beautiful! love your posts very much! thanks for sharing!
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